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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “stephen j morewitz”
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  • Death Threats and Violence

    New Research and Clinical Perspectives

    by Stephen J. Morewitz ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Until recent decades, there was little emphasis on studying death threats as a social or psychological phenomenon. However, since the 1960s, attacks on public officials and celebrities and the ubiquitous nature of homicidal threats in face-to-face re- tions have spawned research and new organizational responses to death threats and related behaviors, such as stalking. Publicized workplace-related ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Runaway and Homeless Youth

    New Research and Clinical Perspectives

    by Stephen J. Morewitz ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This straightforward reference surveys the knowledge base on homeless, runaway, and thrown-away children and adolescents and makes concrete recommendations for policy and practice. It is a comprehensive volume, that covers new state legislation in the U.S. dealing with runaway and homeless youth. The book’s ecological approach grounds readers in the demographics of this diverse population, family ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Clinical and Psychological Perspectives on Foul Play

    by Stephen J. Morewitz ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Clinical and Psychological Perspectives on Foul Play examines a wide range of factors that can influence how police determine foul play in possible homicide cases and in other possible crimes. It develops a new theory of uncertainty at micro, meso, and macro levels to explain how law professionals arrive at this decision. Specifically, it examines the extent to which uncertainty in these ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Domestic Violence and Maternal and Child Health

    New Patterns of Trauma, Treatment, and Criminal Justice Responses

    by Stephen J. Morewitz ...
    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH is one of the first books to evaluate the impact of intimate partner abuse on maternal and child health. New abuse patterns against pregnant women and their unborn babies and children are described based on quantitative and qualitative findings from the Stalking and Violence Project (SVP), case studies from a clinical psychologist's private practice, and ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Kidnapping and Violence

    New Research and Clinical Perspectives

    by Stephen Morewitz ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book analyzes kidnapping in various forms and from various perspectives. First it argues that kidnapping, including the threat of kidnapping, reflects a breakdown in the mechanisms of social control in society. This volume also discusses the ways governments and para-military and terrorist groups employ kidnappings as part of their foreign and domestic policy. This analysis evaluates why and ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Chronic Disorders in Children and Adolescents

    by Mark L. Goldstein, Stephen J. Morewitz ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    There has been a significant increase in the prevalence of certain chronic disorders among children and adolescents. For example, health experts warn of an epidemic of diabetes mellitus due to an increase in the sedentary life style and poor nutrition of children. There are many questions still to be addressed in the study of chronic disorders among children and adolescents.What are the risk ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Understanding Terrorism

    Forensic Social Sciences Case Studies

    Edited by Martine Herzog-Evans, Stephen J. Morewitz ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines common theoretical conceptualization of terrorism, including all the following dimensions:Macro-criminological theoriesPsycho-criminological models of aggressionPsycho-criminological models of risk and need (RNR)PsychopathologySocial psychology, particularly in the areas of intergroup relations, identity, need for closure, and, the quest for significanceIdeological and religious ... Read more

    $256.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Forensic Sociology and Psychology

    Edited by Stephen J. Morewitz, Mark L. Goldstein ...
    The role of behavioral and social sciences in the courtroom setting has expanded exponentially in the past few decades. It is now widely recognized that scientists in these areas provide critical contextual information for legal decision making, and that there is a reliable knowledge base for doing so. While there are many handbooks of forensic psychology, this is the first such volume to ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Missing Persons

    Edited by Stephen J. Morewitz, Caroline Sturdy Colls ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This ambitious multidisciplinary volume surveys the science, forensics, politics, and ethics involved in responding to missing persons cases. International experts across the physical and social sciences offer data, case examples, and insights on best practices, new methods, and emerging specialties that may be employed in investigations. Topics such as secondary victimization, privacy issues, DNA ... Read more

    $205.99 CAD

  • The Medical Malpractice Handbook

    The Plaintiff

    by Bruce Livingstone, Stephen Morewitz ...
    This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Bloomsbury Academic publish acclaimed resources for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as the general reader, across a broad range of subjects including Archaeology, Art & Visual Culture, Biblical Studies, Business & Management, Drama & Performance Studies, Economics, Education, Film & Media, History, Linguistics, Literary Studies, ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

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  • Terrorism

    Strategies for Intervention

    by Harold Hall V ...
    An essential resource for anyone working against terrorism in any form it may take!Written for threat assessment professionals in the post-9/11 era, this timely book will help you understand the motivation to commit acts of terror, the thinking patterns common to many terrorists, the psychology of Muslim fundamentalists, methods for predicting the likelihood of chemical/biological attacks, and a ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Lone-Actor Terrorists

    A behavioural analysis

    by Paul Gill ...
    Series series Political Violence
    This book provides the first empirical analysis of lone-actor terrorist behaviour.Based upon a unique dataset of 111 lone actors that catalogues the life span of the individual’s development, the book contains important insights into what an analysis of their behaviours might imply for practical interventions aimed at disrupting or even preventing attacks. It adopts insights and methodologies from ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD